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West Nile Virus

Holmes County, OH

Alert ID: 1014

August 31, 2018

Source: Office of the Ohio State Veterinarian

The Office of the Ohio State Veterinarian has confirmed a case of equine West Nile virus in Homes County. A 16-year-old pony mare began showing signs on August 25th, 2018 including abnormal gait and refusing to bear weight. On Monday August 27th, the emergency equine veterinarian was called out, upon arrival the veterinarian noticed that the pony was laterally recumbent, tachycardic, and had a fever of 105.8°F. Blood was drawn for testing and the owner opted to euthanize the animal. The sample was submitted to the University of Kentucky Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory on 08/29/2018 and tested positive for West Nile Virus by IgM capture ELISA testing on 08/31/2018. This is the third horse to test positive for West Nile Virus in Holmes County.

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